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Kit McCallum

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0 posted 2001-06-06 08:00 AM

Live in the Moment

I watched as a sparrow flew gracefully down,
To drink and to bathe in the water he'd found,
A quiet oasis, 'twas just he and I,
He chirped and cavorted … I sat idly by.

I pondered his fortune, the joy in his find,
A puddle no larger than ten inch by nine,
He playfully dipped in the water with glee,
A sight to behold, such a feeling, so free.

No burdensome qualms, not a fear nor a doubt,
He lived in the moment, and frolicked about,
He seemed not to worry, he seemed not to care,
Just focused on playing, all else unaware.

I watched and I wondered at all that I saw,
Simplistic in beauty and yet, 'twas in awe,
This small act of nature will serve to remind,
We too can enjoy life, if "we" take the time.

/Kit McCallum
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[This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 06-06-2001).]

Watersign6
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Hurricane,WV

1 posted 2001-06-06 08:07 AM

this is so simple an observation but your poetic words craft the imagination,well done

Janet Marie
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2 posted 2001-06-06 08:37 AM

I watched and I wondered at all that I saw,
Simplistic in beauty and yet, 'twas in awe,
This small act of nature will serve to remind,
We too can enjoy life if "we" take the time.
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cadence kissed Kit-wisdom...
like I always say....youre a smile waiting to happen

beautiful thoughts Kit...
Id like to say more but I just dont have the time

LOL
(sorry .. couldnt resist the cornpoe humor)
its early and I havent had me tea

later-groovy-gator

Cpat Hair

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3 posted 2001-06-06 08:46 AM

nicely woven.and it usually is the simple things which bring both joy and understandings

zzz
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4 posted 2001-06-06 09:51 AM

there is so much beauty in the world if only we take the time to look nice one

Lady In White

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5 posted 2001-06-06 10:02 AM

You, my dear, are never idle...perhaps your hands were quiet for a brief moment, but your mind scurried together these wonderful lines to gift to us....

Interloper

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Deep in the heart

6 posted 2001-06-06 10:11 AM

Wonderful, enjoyable, carefree write. Thank you.

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Loving in Truth

SEA

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with you

7 posted 2001-06-06 10:17 AM

Kit this is so sweet.....I have a bird feeder and a bird bath in my front yard...I love to watch them! This is beautiful

Sudhir Iyer
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since 2000-04-26

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8 posted 2001-06-06 10:37 AM

This is magnificently penned... my friend, Kit...

Regards,
Sudhir

Irish Rose
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9 posted 2001-06-06 11:02 AM

as a bird watcher and I feed them

I loved this so much.

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

Sven

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10 posted 2001-06-06 07:46 PM

indeed. . . moments don't last forever. . . so, it's good to enjoy them when they do come. . .

Love this one Kit. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Balladeer

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11 posted 2001-06-06 08:01 PM

exactly why I try to cavort in every birdbath I find!

Excellent, Kit

Sunshine

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12 posted 2001-06-06 08:08 PM

would I but ask of you, that
you would ask as a bird in flew
come to seek the grace of you?
would I then but ask of that?

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

13 posted 2001-06-06 08:33 PM

Kit~
I read this just before leaving for work this morning ...
and it stayed in my mind all day ...

Such a tiny little piece of thoughtfulness ...
I really enjoyed it !
Love ya'
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Tovi
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14 posted 2001-06-06 08:38 PM

The writing reflects beautifully the mood of this moment. My compliments.

Logan
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since 2001-05-28

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Arkansas

15 posted 2001-06-06 08:59 PM

Ahh, Kit, if only to remind us to stop and smell the roses once in a while, or smile at a child throwing a ball..nice work..gentle smile

Martie

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16 posted 2001-06-06 09:11 PM

So true, Kit...wonderful words of wisdom here...great write!

Alison

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17 posted 2009-05-16 02:39 AM

This, Kit, is so true and so well written.

And, Balladeer, maybe you can frolic in a bedpan bath? Gotta take the moments of joy that you can get, you know.

Let's all just have a day of frolic and see what happens?

A

Mysteria

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18 posted 2010-04-21 11:07 PM

Now just look at the great advise I found in these dusty halls.

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